New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-29


Only today remains for these to register who
have not already taken this Indispensable pre-
limnary step to exercising the privileges of an
American citizen Every voter i'm the city should
have his name the registry list The issues
are OF immense Importance. Shall the boodcrs
govern New-Yorl? That is the great question to
be answered at the local election on November g.
All the thieves and all the svmpa thizcrs with
thieves who have not been driven into exile are
sure to register and take every advantage Of their
opportunities. No duty can be palmer or more
imperative than for every honest man to register
in order to vote against them.
| Deputy Collector John A. Mason appears 70 be
n passed master in the art of working the Civil
Service machinery at the Custom House 50 as TO
grind ont Democrats and turn out Republicans.
II Theodore w Myers should become Controller
every contractor vino had an cxtravagant and
unjuStiRabc claim against the city would find in
him firm and faithful friend. Mr. Locw has been
too stubborn in resisting dishonest claims upon
the treasury That is the reason the Democrats
refused to nominate him II docs not do to be
too honest if any one desires nomination from
the bosses.
Telegraph wires on poles are undoubtedly great
and needless nuisance; but a far worse nuisance is
to have the city, streets in a constant state Of
ERUPTION AMI mpassablcncSS.
T-ddy is he last chance 10 register. HoWs, a. N.
10 . p. m., bm register early
II Mr. Grace should succeed in getting his
friend Mr. Myers into the Controller, Office, with
the grip that lac has on the City Chamberlain,
he would then have two votes in the Board which
decides IL the dcpositarcs OF city morcys.
~ would boz very useful 10 cx-llayor Grace 10
De- able to secure large deposits for bank, friendly
TO him. In The conduct Of his business lc must
often need extensive loans from the banks How
desirable it j. then for him Ia have devoted
friends III the Offices OF those banks.
Mayor Hewitt saws he can't any proof Of
the great value" Of the work of the Commits
sioncrs Of Accounts. good many people are
situated just as Won arc. Mr.. Mayor.
Ev.Nrayor Low sounded the keynote of the
Brooklyn campaign when. in his letter declining
To consider the question Of Il Mayoralty nonina-
ton for himself he said that the contest involved
nothing less than this: whether the Mayor shall
he the servant of the people, De subject al
the hands Of one man, or al best n small clique
Of men, to n tyrranical and odious control hateful
with every instinct OF free men, and destructive
Of all pretcncc to popular scifgovcrnmcnt." The
nom nations have not changed the situation in
tho slightest. The struggle is between reasonable
Independence on one side. and boss rule on the
other between an administration in which bust
ness principles would predominatc and one in
which the ring aud the boss would be the con- !
trolling Influences The voters must make the I
clioicc-lct them choose wisely.
Surveyor Bcattic has ordered the customs in /.
spcorcsscs" not Ia talk to reporters. Mr.. Bcatte +
Is enc of those men who would IT, happier il the /
newspaper press could be got rid of altogether.
The whole length rartsans OF Colonel Fellows
are rcsorting to indcfcnsiblc Misrepresentation III
the effort To bolster up the failing cause OF their
candidate They try to hcfog the people by AS |
scrting that Colonel Fellows conducted the Tour |
successful boodic prosecutions. while Mr. Nicoll |
failed in the Clcary case. This is simply de- |
libcratc lie Mr. Nicol was placed in charge Of
every one Of the Doodle eases, prepared the cases
and conducted them in court Colonel fcllowss
duties being confined to addressing the jury. You
cannot defeat Mr.. Nicoll by falschoods, gentle /
men. These Doodle are too fresh in the /
public mind to permit any such wild pcrvcrsOns !
OF truth To 90 unchallcngcd.
The boollcrs AT Montreal and their Sympa /
thizcrs in this city may De expected to strain |
every nerve and every pocket book. not to mention
bank accounts in their campaign against Mr.
Nicol.
Governor Hill in his administrative acts,
"Thc Albany Times argues, has the people |
of this State with him. Yes, he has them with |
him. lust ms the boy who is getting tr0uncing |
in the woodShcd has his father with him.
Ask Jacob sharp in Ludlow Street Jail which of
the two he would prefer to take charge of the
strct-Attorncys oflcc-thc eloquent talllcr who |
poured forth n flood Of words in court in the /
Doodle trials. but did nothing in tie preparation !
or the control of the cases or the unlinching |
rcsolute hard working prosecutor, who had entire |
charge OF the peoples campaign against corrup- |
ton and thievcry.
Secretary Bayard will find Mr.. Chamberlain II |
large and unmanageabe white elephant
The people Of this city decline 10 have their !
chief prosecuting officer selected by bribc-givers
bride takers and fugitves from justice.
"Thc Evening POST glocmily refers to the fact
that ex-senator Thurman has been driven into |
retirement by the corrupt gang which Seized control
of the Democratic organization In his State a |
few years ago. Now why doesn't II also refer to